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The Via dei Fori Imperiali leads from the Piazza Venezia to the Colloseum. It grants its name to the Fori Imperiali or the imperial forums, which it passes through. Plans have been proposed to tear open the street in order to re-unite the forums, allowing for the creation of one great archeological park in Rome’s [...]

We said it before and we’ll say it again: a trip to Rome isn’t a trip to Rome without having visited St. Peter’s basilica. This couldn’t be any more true for Christmas season, of course. Many people use the occasion to attend midnight mass in St. Peter’s basilica – but beware that you’ll need tickets [...]

The Piazza Navona Christmas marketRome’s famous Navona square hosts a pleasant market with Christmas gifts and souvenirs each year. Children will especially love this as the market is filled with toys, costumed Santa Clauses and usually also a merry-go-round. Parents can enjoy the market stalls offering various sorts of chocolate, the musicians playing Christmas tunes [...]

For three hundred years Piazza Navona was the main market in Rome. Today it is a Mecca for cafés and restaurants, a place for artists to work and for people to sit and people watch. It features some of the interesting scenes in Rome, especially at night when the square is crowded with musicians and [...]

Opposite the Basilica di San Giovanni In Laterano is the former papal palace. Inside, you can find the Scala Santa (English: Holy Staircase), which is said to be the steps Jesus Christ walked on while on his way to be trialled by Pontius Pilates. During this trial Jesus would be sentenced to death, and later [...]

If you’re visiting Rome, don’t miss out on Vatican City. Even though it’s one of the tiniest independent countries in the world, it has lots to offer for its curious visitors and pilgrims. Vatican Museum (Musei Vaticani) This gigantic museum features absolutely stunning artwork by some of the world’s most notorious artists. It houses masterpieces [...]

The Castel Sant’Angelo is located over the bridge Ponte Sant’Angelo, on the way to the Vatican. It is sometimes referred to as the Mausoleum of Hadrian, as it was built by this Roman emperor to act as a final resting grounds for him and his family. In ancient Rome tombs where not permitted within the [...]

The Sistine Chapel (Capella Sistina) is located within the Vatican Museum complex, which consists of 12 different subsets. The Vatican Museum admission fee will get you access to all twelve of these collections, as well as the Sistine Chapel. The chapel is a must-see in Rome, so prepared to brave the crowds, as most visitors [...]

The Vatican Museums are among the largest and most comprehensive museums in the world. The museum complex houses an extensive collection, from ancient Egyptian artifacts to the modern arts. The 12 buildings that make up the complex have been added to over time, but were designed to join the original palace with St Peter’s Basilica [...]

St Peter’s basilica is probably the most famous church in Rome and one of the city’s many iconic monuments. It’s also a popular pilgrimage for Christians and the largest Christian church in the world. On any given day 20,000 pilgrims and tourists may visit Vatican City to see it. It is possible to accommodate 60,000 visitors [...]